Communication is simply a method of sending a message from one person or group of persons to another. Good communication will ensure that all persons and organizations understand the message sent. Bad communication will have exactly the opposite effect. People will be confused by the message and misunderstandings will likely occur. Two examples of poor communication resulting in tragedies of catostraphic proportions can be drawn fron the Hurricane Katrina and Sego Mine disasters.
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S. hurricane on record. Katrina formed in late August during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and caused devastation along much of the north-central Gulf Coast of the United States. Attempts to help Hurricane Katrina's victims from officials and groups from the Washington area were slowed down by......

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Title: Katrina & Sego
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